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It was also featured in the 1981 movie "Cutter's Way" starring Jeff Bridges, 1999's "The Story of Us" with Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer and Lindsay Lohan's debut feature film, "The Parent ...
Fires burn tens of thousands of acres in Los Angeles area The Palisades Fire started burning around 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday and has scorched more than 17,000 acres between Santa Monica ...
As of 7:00 a.m. ET Friday, at least 10 people had died in the wildfires, and approximately 179,000 people had been told to evacuate the greater Los Angeles area, including the Pacific Palisades ...
No cause has been determined yet for the fires. Lightning is the most common source of fires in the U.S., according to the National Fire Protection Association, but investigators quickly ruled that out. There were no reports of lightning in the Palisades area or the terrain around the Eaton Fire, which started in east Los Angeles County.
What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires tearing through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people , displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 structures in what might be the most expensive conflagrations in the nation's history.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning homes and businesses in Los Angeles for a week have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings in what might be the most expensive set of conflagrations in the nation's history.
Toxic chemicals from the fires can get into damaged drinking water systems. Experts say filtering or boiling won’t help. Los Angeles County has more than 200 water service providers, but so far only a handful believe that damage or loss of pressure may have resulted in chemical contamination and have issued do not drink notices.
As of Friday afternoon, Cal Fire listed six active fires, with only the Lidia Fire at 75% containment. Four other fires were less than 40% contained. Four other fires were less than 40% contained.